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Trauma · Penetrating cardiac trauma - tamponade pathophysiology ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 24-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the Korle Bu emergency centre by relatives after sustaining a single stab wound to the left anterior chest at the fourth intercostal space, midclavicular line. …

Trauma · Trauma in pregnancy - Rh-negative mother and Kleihauer-Betke test ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Ama, a 34-year-old Rh-negative woman at 26 weeks gestation, is brought to Komfo Anokye Emergency Department following a direct blow to the abdomen sustained during a domestic assault. She is haemodyna…

Trauma · RSI in haemorrhagic shock - ketamine pharmacology ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 19-year-old woman, Akua, is brought to Korle Bu Emergency Centre by relatives after a road traffic collision. She has a GCS of 6, bilateral periorbital ecchymosis, a midface that moves independently…

Trauma · Splenic injury grading - AAST scale and management ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 35-year-old woman, Akua, is brought to the regional hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo after a motor vehicle collision. She is haemodynamically stable: BP 118/76 mmHg, HR 92 bpm. Examination reveals left u…

Trauma · Canadian C-Spine Rule ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 28-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the emergency centre at Korle Bu after a road traffic crash. He was a front-seat passenger in a vehicle that was rear-ended at moderate speed. He complains of p…

Trauma · TBI - Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Targets ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Kwame, a 34-year-old construction worker, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED after falling from scaffolding approximately 6 metres high. On arrival his GCS is 7 (E2V2M3), blood pressure is 148/92 mmHg,…

Trauma · Angioembolisation vs preperitoneal packing decision ★ HY difficulty 4/5

A 50-year-old man, Mensah, is transferred from a district hospital in the Northern Region to Tamale Teaching Hospital after a motor vehicle collision. He has an APC-III pelvic fracture with haemodynam…

Trauma · C-spine immobilisation during RSI - MILS technique ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 28-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED resus bay after a high-speed road traffic collision. He is unconscious with a GCS of 7 (E2V1M4), has midface instability on palpation, and i…

Trauma · Tension pneumothorax - penetrating trauma ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 19-year-old man is brought to a district hospital A&E in the Upper East Region after sustaining a stab wound to the left chest. He is in respiratory distress and hypotensive. Vitals: BP 80/55 mmHg, …

Trauma · Transfer immobilisation and neurogenic shock management ★ HY difficulty 4/5

A 45-year-old man is involved in a head-on motor vehicle collision on the Accra–Kumasi highway. He is conscious at the scene but develops progressive bilateral lower limb weakness over the following 3…

Trauma · Tranexamic acid in major trauma ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 55-year-old woman, Adwoa, is brought to a district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo after a motor vehicle rollover. She has suspected splenic laceration with haemodynamic instability: HR 122 bpm, BP 88/6…

Trauma · RSI in haemorrhagic shock - shock-index-adjusted induction dosing ★ HY difficulty 4/5

A 35-year-old woman, Ama, is brought to a regional hospital A&E in the Northern Region after sustaining a stab wound to the left chest. She is confused (GCS 10), tachycardic at 138 bpm, hypotensive at…

Trauma · Predicted-difficult airway in facial and inhalational injury ★ HY difficulty 4/5

A 42-year-old man, Kofi, is brought to Korle Bu Emergency Centre after a motorcycle collision. He has extensive burns to his face, singed nasal hairs, and progressive hoarseness developing over 30 min…

Trauma · Scoop-and-run vs stay-and-play — penetrating torso trauma ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 19-year-old man named Kofi is brought to the district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo by relatives after sustaining a single stab wound to the left chest at the 5th intercostal space, mid-clavicular lin…

Trauma · RUSH protocol — hypovolaemic/haemorrhagic shock ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Aisha, a 32-year-old woman, is brought to the regional hospital ED in Tamale after a road traffic accident. She was a front-seat passenger without a seatbelt. On arrival: BP 85/60 mmHg, HR 130 bpm, RR…

Trauma · Pelvic binding - technique and indication ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 19-year-old woman, Ama, is brought by relatives to a district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo following a motorcycle collision. She is alert but in severe pain. Vital signs: BP 102/70 mmHg, HR 108 bpm, …

Trauma · Pelvic fracture classification - Young-Burgess LC vs APC vs VS ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 28-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED after being struck by a lorry on the Kumasi–Accra highway. He was a pedestrian hit at high speed with a lateral impact to his right side. On…

Trauma · ED thoracotomy - indications and technique ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 19-year-old man, Yaw, arrives at the Komfo Anokye ED in Kumasi after a gunshot wound to the anterior chest. He is pulseless and apnoeic on arrival; bystanders report witnessed cardiac arrest approxi…

Trauma · TBI - Osmotherapy Mechanism and Drug Selection ★ HY difficulty 4/5

Kofi, a 44-year-old civil servant, arrives at Korle Bu emergency centre after a road traffic collision in which he was an unrestrained front-seat passenger. His GCS is 6 (E1V2M3), blood pressure 130/8…

Trauma · Massive transfusion protocol ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 55-year-old woman, Adwoa, is referred from a district hospital to Korle Bu emergency centre following a motor vehicle collision 90 minutes ago. She has received 2 litres of crystalloid en route. On …

Trauma · Traumatic aortic injury - mechanism, diagnosis, and haemodynamic management ★ HY difficulty 4/5

A 52-year-old man, Yaw, is brought to Korle Bu Emergency Centre by relatives following a high-speed road traffic collision in which he was the driver and sustained significant chest impact against the…

Trauma · CABC priorities - catastrophic haemorrhage ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 35-year-old woman, Akosua, is brought to a regional hospital A&E after a machete assault. She has a deep laceration to the right thigh with pulsatile arterial bleeding that soaks through dressings r…

Trauma · Gustilo-Anderson Grade III + tetanus prophylaxis ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Mohammed, a 19-year-old student, is brought to the Korle Bu Emergency Centre after his motorcycle was struck by a bus. He has a right tibial fracture with a 12 cm wound exposing the tibia with comminu…

Trauma · Lactate and base deficit as resuscitation markers ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 45-year-old man is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED following a motor vehicle collision in which he was struck as a pedestrian. He has sustained blunt chest, abdominal, and pelvic trauma. Initial BP i…

Trauma / Disaster Medicine · START mass-casualty triage system ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A fuel tanker overturns on the N1 highway near Kumasi, triggering a mass-casualty incident involving 23 victims. The regional hospital A&E activates its disaster plan and deploys a triage team to the …

Trauma / Environmental · Crush syndrome — initial resuscitation ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 28-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by family after being trapped under a collapsed wall for approximately 5 hours following a building collapse. On extraction he appeared well…

Trauma / Environmental · Urinary alkalinisation in rhabdomyolysis ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 35-year-old woman, Afia, is referred from a district hospital in the Northern Region to the Tamale Teaching Hospital ED. She sustained crush injuries to both lower limbs when a vehicle overturned on…

Trauma / Environmental · Dialysis indications in crush syndrome AKI ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Kofi, a 19-year-old male university student, is brought to the Korle Bu Emergency Centre 24 hours after sustaining crush injuries to his right leg in a road traffic crash. He has received aggressive I…

Trauma / Haematology · Prothrombin complex concentrate vs FFP for warfarin reversal ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Kofi, a 68-year-old man with atrial fibrillation on warfarin (INR on admission 4.2), is brought to the Korle Bu emergency centre after a high-speed road traffic collision resulting in blunt abdominal …

Trauma / Haemorrhagic Shock · TXA in the 3-hour window - CRASH-2 and MATTERs ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Adwoa, a 28-year-old market trader, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED resus bay by relatives after sustaining multiple stab wounds to the abdomen during an altercation. On arrival she is pale, diaphor…